One pot dinners beloved for the low clean up, but this recipe also tastes better because it is a one pot meal. Keeping everything simmering along with that bacon fat gives this soup so much good flavor. And if there’s one thing that is the difference between a good and bleh potato cream soup it is if it is seasoned and flavored well. The other must discuss of this recipe is peeling potatoes. I rarely to never do it! I like the rustic-ness of the peel on.
CREAMY POTATO SOUP
Serves six souls
1 pound bacon
3 russet potatoes, diced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
3 carrots, peeled and diced
1 onion, diced
3 tablespoons flour
2 cups chicken broth
3 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 cup frozen peas
Fresh parsley
Fry bacon in base of stock pot. Chop into small pieces and set aside. Reserve about 4 tablespoons of bacon fat and discard the rest. Fry potatoes in bacon fat in base of stock pot. Season with salt and pepper. Add carrots and onion, saute with potatoes until tender. Add flour over vegetables and stir, continuing to cook for about 2 minutes. Add broth, milk, oregano, thyme and stir. Simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in frozen peas. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Top with bacon and fresh parsley.
- 1 pound bacon
- 3 russet potatoes, diced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 3 carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 3 cups milk
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- ½ cup frozen peas
- Fresh parsley
- Fry bacon in base of stock pot. Chop into small pieces and set aside. Reserve about 4 tablespoons of bacon fat and discard the rest.
- Fry potatoes in bacon fat in base of stock pot. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add carrots and onion, saute with potatoes until tender.
- Add flour over vegetables and stir, continuing to cook for about 2 minutes.
- Add broth, milk, oregano, thyme and stir. Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Stir in frozen peas. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Top with bacon and fresh parsley.
One pot dinners beloved for the low clean up, but this recipe also tastes better because it is a one pot meal. Keeping everything simmering along with that bacon fat gives this soup so much good flavor. And if there’s one thing that is the difference between a good and bleh potato cream soup it is if it is seasoned and flavored well.
